The Business of Digital Publishing

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Developments in digital publishing in the education market

In this chapter we will cover:

1. The educational publishing context, outlining the background to the textbook markets at both schools and higher education (HE) levels with reference to the differences between the UK and US markets
2. Characteristics of the schools market in terms of publishing and development of classroom technologies and learning resources
3. What current digital resources for schools look like and the challenges they face as the business model develops
4. Current developments in digital resources at the HE level, with developments in e-learning
5. The e-textbook for schools and HE markets, including a look at the iBook textbook
6. How educational publishing houses are developing ...